Section 2-2-2 - Petition for change of name(a) To change a person's name, a petition on the form prescribed shall be submitted to the office containing at least the following information describing the person whose name is to be changed: (1) The person's present name and if a prior name change(s) had been granted, the date, place, name changed from and to, and the granting authority;(2) Date and place of birth;(3) Name of any past or present husband or wife, the date and place of the present marriage, the date and place of any divorces and the name of the court granting the divorce;(4) Name of father and married and maiden names of mother, names of step-parents, names of legal parents, and names of adoptive parents;(5) Names of of any minor and adult children and their dates and places of birth or a statement that the person has no children;(6) State of residency and residence address. Post office boxes are not acceptable except on those islands and in those areas where no street addresses exist, and in that case the petitioner shall so state in the petition. A mailing address, if different from residence, shall be required;(7) Whether or not the person is a convicted felon and if so, the date and place of the conviction and the type of felony. The petitioner shall fully explain the charges, the sentence, the terms of parole or probation, the date of final discharge of the sentence, whether there was a delayed acceptance of a guilty plea and, if there was a pardon, by whom the pardon was granted;(8) A statement to the effect that the person is not changing the person's name to defraud creditors;(9) The reason or reasons for the change of name; and(10) Any other information as may be required by the office to substantiate or verify information contained in the petition.(b) In addition to complying with subsection (a) the petition shall conform to the following: (1) The petition may be dated, but if so, the date of the petition shall be prior to the date of the earliest acknowledgment;(2) The petition shall be notarized in the form prescribed by the office. The petitioner shall proceed in person and a power of attorney will not be accepted;(3) The petition shall be accompanied by an original birth certificate, original naturalization certificate, or if petitioner is an alien, a photocopy of petitioner's passport and birth certificate, family register, or alien registration card. All persons shall submit an original birth certificate obtained from the appropriate agency no earlier than three months prior to submission of the petition;(4) The petition shall be free of clerical errors. Any changes in the petition subsequent to any acknowledgment shall be initiated by the notary making the change and all parties to the petition;(5) The name petitioner is requesting as the petitioner's new name shall meet the requirements of the department of health for names on a birth certificate; and(6) The petition must be signed in the petitioner's full legal name without initials or nicknames.(c) The original petition shall be filed with the office within thirty days of the date of the earliest acknowledgment, unless for good cause shown petitioner requests in writing and is granted an extension by the office, but in no case shall such extension be longer than thirty days.[Eff 9/30/69; am 7/30/84; am and comp SEP 28 1987] (Auth: HRS § 574-5) (Imp: § 574-5)